07-29-2008 11:00 AM
Finding hardware that works with GNU/Linux is hard enough. But if you also want a completely free system -- one that requires no proprietary drivers or firmware to run -- then the task is almost impossible. While resources like
OpenPrinting and the
SANE database for scanners offer guides to simple functionality, advice on free systems is almost non-existent. To fill this gap, the Free Software Foundation (FSF) has been developing its own
hardware list, and, as the next logical step, has been working with
Los Alamos Computers (LAC) to develop a line of free (as in speech) computers pre-installed with GNU/Linux.
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